Biography

Lisa Loving Dalton has appeared in over 200 films, television shows, and commercials as both an actor and stunt performer, with a career spanning New York, Hollywood, and Texas. Her on-screen credits include ER, HBO’s Carnivale, Dr. Quinn, Melrose Place, and the cult favorite Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon, where she played a formidable member of Sho’nuff’s Gang. For a full listing of her screen work, visit IMDB.

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Acting

Lisa Dalton brings decades of experience to stage and screen, with roles in film, television, and theater, showcasing versatility, skill, and professional artistry.

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Stunt Work

Lisa’s stunt performances appear in blockbuster films including: Ghostbusters, Money Pit, Crocodile Dundee, Married to the Mob, F/X, Legal Eagles, Splash

She has doubled iconic performers such as Cher, Madonna, Kelly McGillis, Grace Jones, and Meryl Streep, while also performing her own stunts in a wide range of productions.

Directing & Producing

Off-camera, Lisa is an award-winning director and producer of independent fiction and documentary films. She co-created the 1998 PBS documentary From Russia to Hollywood, narrated by Gregory Peck, which remains a benchmark in cinematic history. Her documentary work also includes:

-The Michael Chekhov Actors Workout
-Michael Chekhov: The Dartington Years
-Anthony Quinn’s Life and Encounters with Michael Chekhov

All are available online with an NMCA membership, accessible 24/7.

Teaching & Global Work

Since 1976, Lisa has taught and performed on stage and film worldwide, including Russia, Europe, Iceland, Nepal, and the Americas, as a founding member of BondST.org.

She currently serves as:

  • President of the National Michael Chekhov Association (chekhov.net)
  • Member of the SAG-AFTRA DFW Board
  • Past President of the Tarrant County Live Theatre League
  • John Maxwell Founders Circle Certified Speaker, Trainer, and Coach

Through the NMCA, Lisa and Professor Wil Kilroy developed the longest-running Michael Chekhov Teacher Certification program globally. She was the Guest Master Teacher at the 2014 Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC).

NMCA Certified Artists

Certifications & Additional Skills

Lisa is certified in:

  • NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
  • Hypnosis
  • Neurological Repatterning

Publications

Lisa is the author or contributor of:

  • Acting the Michael Chekhov Way: Playbook for Healthy, Sequential Training
  • Michael Chekhov Technique Playbook: Discovering the Complete Chart of Inspired Action
  • Murder of Talent: How Pop Culture Is Killing “IT”, Amazon #1 Best Seller
  • Falling For The Stars: A Stunt Gal’s Tattle Tales, Amazon #1 Best Seller
  • Stanislavski and Screen Actor Training, Contributing Author
  • Michael Chekhov and Sanford Meisner: Collisions and Convergence in Actor Training, Contributing Author
  • SynthAnalysis: A Multidimensional Approach to Script Analysis with Stanislavski and Michael Chekhov (in process)
  • Foreword: Acting Exercise for Non-Traditional Staging: Michael Chekhov Reimagined by Anjalee Nadkarni (2017) London: Routledge
  • Foreword: A Balancing Act by Emmanuelle Chaulet (2008) Maine, Starlight Acting Books
  • Articles: Backstage, Soul of the American Theatre, Critical Stages, and Actors Ink
  • And personal journals dating back to 1974.

She has also contributed articles to Backstage, Soul of the American Theatre, Critical Stages, and Actors Ink, along with personal journals dating back to 1974.

Mission

To provide accessible, inspired, and carefully structured training in the Michael Chekhov technique that supports the artist as a whole—mind, body, imagination, and spirit.

Vision

To foster a global community of performers and teachers who bring vitality, curiosity, and creative courage to their work, and who carry forward a living tradition of Chekhov-inspired artistry.